Tuesday, June 26, 2007

You can blame Jennifer Laycock. To prove a point, she started the Bento Yum site with her Japan-based friend Abigail with the added challenge of making it a success without the four major search engines being allowed to index it. This piqued my interest and when I caught site of the whimsical Bento Kits at Bento Yum I was enthralled.

After a few days of soaking up the photos of Jenn's gorgeous lunch box creations and poring over the colorful Bento Kits for sale, I've been inspired to become a Bento genius in the hopes of coaxing my fussy toddler into eating anything that doesn't come out of an Oreos box. I mean, how could he resist the toddler Bento lunch pictured?

I've got my name on a waiting list for the cutest Bento Kits and I'm spending more time in the fruit and veg section of our local supermarket. When I go out shopping, I find myself side-tracked by craft shops and obscure little Asian shops in the hope of adding to my Bento accessory collection.

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Greg gets most of the bento lunches and the rule is that he and the kids are banished from the kitchen in the evening while I make them. It gives me some peace and quiet and a chance to be a little bit creative. It's my new hobby.

Soon you'll be amazed at how you start looking at the world through bento eyes. I've got a post coming up later this week that you will just love. Your only hint is that the candy aisle is your friend...